Borders Family History Society

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Yarrow

Yarrow Parish is situated in east Selkirkshire being bounded on the north by the Parishes of Traquair in Peeblesshire and Caddonfoot, on the east by the Parishes of Selkirk and Kirkhope, on the south by the Parish of Ettrick and the County of Dumfries and on the west by the Parishes of Tweedsmuir, Drumelzier, Lyne and Meggat, Manor and Peebles all in Peeblesshire. Yarrow is now part of a combined parish that includes Ettrick & Kirkhope

Magazine Articles

Please note that the heading Author includes persons who have compiled or transcribed records; and that the topics indexed, and the synopses are subjective opinions. See the Sales List to buy copies of the magazines containing articles in which you're interested.

Title

Synopsis

Size Description

Issue No

Author

Know your Parish: Yarrow

A journey down through the Yarrow valley from top to bottom

1 page or more

32

Audrey Mitchell

An Elephantine trip to St Mary's Loch

George Reavly in his history of Galashiels notes that fifty years ago not a gig could be got to hire. One of the largest trips that ever left Galashiels propelled by horse power. On the trip to St Marys Loch.

2 pages or more

22

K. MsRae

William Welsh - The Dowie Dens o' Yarrow

Some notes on William Welsh author of a book of poetry in 1838 and on the origins of the Ballad 'The Dowie Dens of Yarrow'.

1 page or more

81

Ronald Morrison

A History of the Brydons

For some hundreds of years there has been Brydons in the Borders. From Gilston, Broadmeadows, and overseas.

2 pages or more

7

Mrs Joan Scott Stewart

The mole catchers of Lilliesleaf

The story of a mole and rabbit catcher in the Lilliesleaf area.

1 page or more

18

Mrs S.J. Hodgkinson

A Canadian Connection

Copies of letters sent from Canada in 1864 - they make very interesting reading.

2 pages or more

25

Jenifer Payne

Why couldn’t he have been called Ebenezer ?

Article examining which John Little is the author's ancestor.

4 pages or more

42

Jessie Hislop

Map of Yarrow from Quarter-inch to the mile, Scotland, 1921-1923 or One-inch to the mile, Popular edition, Scotland, 1920-1930 by kind permission of the National Library of Scotland.Use the control at the top left of the map to zoom in or out and drag the map left, right, up, or down as you wish.